''Doggy Bag'' is the second

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by American rapper

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. It was released on December 18, 2001 through

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and

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. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2000 to 2001. The production on the album was primarily handled by

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and Bryan-Michael Cox. The album also features guest appearances by Jagged Edge,

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and Xscape among others. ''Doggy Bag'' was supported by two singles: the first single "Thank You", which samples

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' " I'm Not the One", and the second single "Take Ya Home", which was also featured on the soundtrack to Lil' Bow Wow's 2002 film, '' Like Mike''. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but was commercially successful, debuting at number eleven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and selling 320,000 copies in its first week.

Commercial performance

On January 23, 2002, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies. As of December 2006, the album has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

Track listing

(*) denotes co-producer. ;Notes *Track 1, "We Want Weezy (Intro)" features uncredited vocals by Jermaine Dupri. *Track 2, "Take Ya Home" features uncredited vocals by Aaliyah Minter and Khim Davis. *Track 9, "Crazy" features uncredited vocals by Sleepy Brown. ;Sample credits *Track 1, "We Want Weezy (Intro)" samples " We Want Eazy" as performed by Eazy-E, and written by Eric Wright, George Clinton and Maceo Parker. And "Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby" written by

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, George Clinton, and

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. *Track 2, "Thank You" samples " I'm Not the One" as performed by

, and written by Ric Ocasek. *Track 3, "Take Ya Home" samples "Have a Nice Day" as performed by

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. *Track 6, "All I Know" samples " Candy Girl" as performed by

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, and written by Larry Johnson, Michael Edwin Johnson, Dennis Lambert, August Moon, Brian Potter and Tyrone Thomas.

Personnel

Credits taken from

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*Sleepy Brown -

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*Teresa Caldwell - stylist *Andrew Coleman - recording *Bryan-Michael Cox - production *Jermaine Dupri -

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, production, vocal production *Kris Feldman -

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*Brian Frye - recording *

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- mastering *John Horesco IV -

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assistant *LaMarquis Jefferson -

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*Brian "Bonehead" Kinkead - vocal engineering *Diane McDonald - A&R *Tadd Mingo - assistant *

Jonathan Mannion Jonathan Mannion (born December 3, 1970) is a photographer and film director. Mannion has shot over 300 album covers working with hip hop and R&B performers including Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Aaliyah, Outkast, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Brandy Norwood and Kendr ...

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*The Neptunes - mixing *Billy Odum -

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- mixing *Eddie "Skeeter Rock" Weathers - A&R

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Certifications

References

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